lagi thi umr parindon ko ghar banate hue
kisi ne kyun nahin socha shajar giraate hue

ye zindagi thi jo dhutkarti rahi mujh ko
main baat karta raha us se muskuraate hue

badan tha chur mera hijr ki mashaqqat se
so nind aai mujhe dard ko sulate hue

koi to us pe qayamat guzar gai hogi
ki aap-biti wo rone laga sunate hue

ajib nind mein tha khwab-gah-e-hasti ki
main is jahan se tere us jahan mein jate hue

kahani-go ke har ek lafz mein thi jadugari
rula diya tha har ek shakhs ko hansate hue

na meri chashm-e-tamanna mein jach saki duniya
palat ke dekhta kaise use main jate hue

main jal utha tha tere hi khayal ki lau se
tujhe khayal na aaya mujhe bujhate hue